Finally I got myself down to studying for stats!! But to be frank, I seriously donno why the hell I am learning all the things (as in those yr1 modules). Almost 99% of the time I'm juz studying w/o understanding and after exam will basically forget everything because they don't really make much sense to me. Xueli was asking me yesterday about how to use Financial Calculator about donno wat CF, think she 4get how to press liaoz. And amazingly, when I look at my financial calculator, I realised I also donno how to press too!!! Owellz, FM sucks to the core!

On a side note, special term modules are already out. And while I was looking at them, think some of the modules are quite okay arz. So I guess if time-table doesn't clash, I will want to register 4 modules of electives and that will be 12AUs in total. And if I clear 2 more electives in each of my yr2 sem1 and sem2, I'll be left with 16 AUs by the time I start sch in yr3!! Okay, and obviously I want to clear all of that during that sem and I REALLY REALLY hope I can GET OUT of NBS by Dec 2010 (tt's like end of next yr).

Some of my classmates were talking abt working during the 3 months holiday, and sumhow I ended up sharing this with some of my classmates. A few were saying y am I "rushing" my time-table!? Trying to complete within 2.5 yrs. 3 yrs is already very slack, let alone 2.5 yrs. Then others also said u r supposed to enjoy your "uni life" instead and not juz cramping until u miss out all the happening stuff in sch. Owellz, so I told them my frank feelings:

Regardless whether I study 3 yrs or 2.5 yrs, I don't think I will ever miss my time in NBS. So forget it, I don't really have much favorable memories in tt place anyway. Okay lar, some of my classmates are really nice people. Other than that the environment sucks. Hence, my aim is not because I want to go work earlier or whatever shit. I juz want to GET OUT that @%^& sch ASAP. Secondly, I don't feel proud to be a student of that sch. In the past, I used to scold my classmates who wear NBS t-shirt for lessons, walking around with those disgusting t-shirts. Okay, I only wear it for sleep becuz it's FREE, and other than that, I really find that t-shirt disgusting to the max.

All right, enough of grumbling. Time to continue studying more stats.

Good bye Chief

Today I went for my chief's funeral wake which was held at Kallang, followed by the burial ceremony at the Muslim Cemetery in Lim Chu Kang (amazingly close to my camp)

Up to now, I really can't accept the fact that she just passed away like that... According to those who r still in branch, she was still working on Fri and then on Fri night itself, this unfortunate thing had to take place. Nobody could believe things just had to happen this way, she was really a well-liked warrent officer by many people, especially those who had worked under her. I could still remember the days when she always joked with us, then outside of camps treat us to meals sometimes, and most importantly is that she treats everyone very well!! Sometimes gossiping with us how some XXX officer is so sucks, or how she kana arrow the work from S1, and blah blah... She was really a forgiving person, I remembered that my old CO used to hammer her alot, in the sense of giving her alot of troubles by keep scolding her. Although she was very pissed off, she said that she won't hold any hatred becuz she believes that there's no point in having a grudge for that. And she believed God is watching over everything that is happening.

Those fond memories with her juz instantly came flashing back when I saw her body at the wake just now. It seems as if these happy events juz happened ystd and are so fresh in my mind now. The most memorable day is when she invited us to her house during Hari Raya and cooked all the nice nice food for us.. Seriously, she's more like an elder sister to all of us!!

I couldn't control my emotions at the burial ceremony juz now when they were saying the last prayer for her and were about to cover her body with the last bit of sand. Everyone just felt so emotional at that point of time.

The last time I saw her her was during my ORD day when I got back my pink IC. After I ORD, I was still chatting with my friends in MSN that one day must go back 4SIR to find her and give her a surprise visit! And she was even telling us camp very sianz, next time meet outside better... HAIZ, and I really can't understand why things have to turn out this way in seeing her for one last time.

Those who have worked with you will remember the wonderful memories you have brought to us. I just hope that Chief has left this world peacefully with no regrets, and that her family will remain strong in the remaining days to come...

OB test sucks

I'm so farking SCREWED for the 20% OB test just now. For that 40 marks case study answer, my WHOLE answer was on this "Mr. A". But I realised that the ques were asking for "Mr. B". OBVIOUSLY I'm really pajiao that I only realised it when after the test, my friends were discussing abt it. Excellent. Will I even get a 'C' or 'D' for this test..............

At the moment, I realised I am totally lost in statistics and accounting, and I don't know why everyone seems to understand those "accounting jargons" yet I am the only one who seem to be alien to those terms. All right, I shall devote 90% of my RECESS next week to study stats and accounting before I'm lost in further shit.

I love school. I love NBS.

So glad that I finished my OB case study presentation ystd, and it was still not that bad. So as of now, I'm left with the OB and accounting group report to hand up.

Today I had a shock of my life when I found out in my accounting project grp, all my 4 grp-members are going for INSTEP/GIP (student exchange) next semester. Initially we were just discussing accounting project when suddenly one guy kinda "screamed" in excitement "OMG!! I GOT INTO INSTEP!!" And without much delay, the other 3 also checked their approval online and all 4 of them were approved to study overseas next year. It's kinda obvious that with GPA of 4.75 and 4.5 etc, there's no doubt they got approved.

Anyway, they will be going to Canada/USA and they were seriously SO HAPPY arz. Being kaypo, I asked them whether are they on scholarship and how much it cost. Surprisingly, none of them were on scholarship (despite this Godly result) and they said they will be using their own money to pay for this student exchange. According to them, the expense to go on exchange in North America is like $10,000 (but one guy said he has a senior who went Canada and if you spend carefully, it's possible to spend only $7,000....)

Okie, at that moment I seriously felt so farking JEALOUS of them. No lar, maybe i shld say I'm envy of them. Then 4 of them started to turn their attention on me, asking me to try going INSTEP as well. Telling me all the FUN stuff abt exchange, saying it's "once in a lifetime", can learn alot things,blah blah. Okie lar, I know they were too excited and so they were sharing with me this good news. But obviously they didn't know how disgusting my GPA was last sem, so I juz replied I didn't really know much abt this student exchange thing and so I didn't apply(which is obviously a big fat lie).

Fine, so they will all be enjoying their life in USA/Canada. And I'm stuck here in this shit place which I really can't wait to get out. Na-Beh Sch sucks big time.

4 weeks of sch have passed thus far.

Owellz, starting to get busy with projects, especially OB CASE STUDY PRESENTATION next week for my grp. I really donno if the professors are trying to "stretch" our limit by making us apply concepts that are FROM OTHER CHAPTERS of the TB.

Seriously, if it's like towards the end of the semester, then I think it's still okay cuz I think by then most of the chaps in the TB are covered, and it will be easier to apply since we have the knowledge. BUT NOW!? My knowledge of OB can be said to be as close as not knowing anything. I only have 3 lessons thus far and that's only 4 chaps covered. And hence, alot of time commitment has to be made reading the WHOLE TB on our own to apply OB concepts (most which are not yet taught) is like SO @#$%^&*. Haiz, spent alot of time reading the entire OB text and I think my grp is just applying concepts which we think can be "relevant" to our case study. Most groups that are presenting after recess week definitely has much advantage... Owellz, suck thumb, at least being the 1st grp to present means being able to get it over and done with so that life will be slightly less taxing, since the OB and accounting written reports are only due after recess week....

Having mentioned that I have totally brand new classmates for all modules this sem, I can say that it kinda exposed me to more "variety" of people. Lolx. But I seriously think that this sem I'm quite lucky to get very pro classmates to do project with. Okay lar, not that my last sem classmates are not good, but I think my project-mates this sem are really very good in doing projects, with one guy even getting A+ for 3 modules' projects (and his GPA of 4.75) make me nearly want to worship him. Wah laoz, last sem my projects are so screwed, especially that disgusting FM project which I got B- really makes me sianz 1/2. Owellz, hope that my project grades can be BETTER this sem...